Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick needed to make only 23 saves against the Sharks, stopping a flurry in the third period to seal the victory.

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Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar, of Slovenia, top left, trips over San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock as he scores during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock (32) deflects a shot-on-goal against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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San Jose Sharks' Andrew Desjardins collides against the boards with Los Angeles Kings' Slava Voynov (26), of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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San Jose Sharks goalie Alex Stalock (32) stops a shot from Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, as center Bracken Kearns (38) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton (19) controls the puck in front of teammate Joe Pavelski (8) and Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown (23) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, dives to cutoff the shooting angle from San Jose Sharks center Bracken Kearns (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Head coach Todd McLellan said the Sharks got exactly the game they were expecting Monday, but it didn't go their way.

Anze Kopitar's second-period goal accounted for all of the offense in a tight-checking game as the Kings beat the Sharks 1-0 at the SAP Center.

"They buried their one opportunity and we didn't on the couple we got," McLellan said. "That's probably the story."

Jonathan Quick made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 28th of his career. He has blanked the Sharks three times in regular-season play during his career.

San Jose's winning streak ended at six games despite a record-setting performance from backup goalie Alex Stalock. The Kings, meanwhile, snapped a five-game skid and won in San Jose for the first time in their past 10 tries.

"Anytime these two teams play, the scoring chances are limited; you're not going to see much of a run-and-gun game from either team," Sharks forward Tommy Wingels said.

Los Angeles broke through late in the second period, snapping two long scoreless streaks in the process. Kopitar scored his 15th goal of the season at 17:56 with a patient, stick-handling move in front of Stalock, who dived in an attempt to poke-check the puck off the Los Angeles center's stick.

Jeff Carter raced down the right boards and slipped a pass around backskating San Jose defenseman Matt Irwin. Teammate Brent Burns made a head-long dive in an attempt to intercept, but only slightly deflected the puck to Kopitar.

"It actually helped me out a little bit because it slowed it down," Kopitar said. "I was just trying to do something and it worked."

"It bought him a little time and he beat me one-on-one," Stalock said.

The goal was Los Angeles' first in 154:43 of play as the Kings had not scored since early in the first period against Anaheim on Thursday. Meanwhile, Stalock's franchise-record shutout streak ended at 178:55; he had eclipsed Evgeni Nabokov's mark at the midpoint of the second period.

"It was an excellent experience to play against that team, to fight through their size and strength around the net, their deflections," McLellan said of Stalock. "He was very solid. We're real happy with him."

Held to nine shots in 40 minutes, the Sharks pressed for a game-tying goal that failed to come in the third period by producing 14 shots. This, too, despite having to kill 4:16 of Kings' power-play time, including consecutive minors late.

"I thought our penalty kill there at the end gave us a chance to win the game," Wingels said. "Killing off four minutes, you get some momentum off of it, and I think we did."

San Jose managed five shots after the kills, but only one during the final 1:20 when Stalock was pulled for an extra attacker.